Definitions

1. adjective

Produced or formed by a byssus (a stalk or thread that attaches a creature to a surface).

“The byssogenous muscles were found to be responsible for the creature’s ability to anchor itself to the ocean floor.”

2. noun

Something that is byssogenous, especially an animal that attaches itself to a surface with a byssus.

“The byssogenous organisms were studied in detail to understand their unique attachment mechanism.”